Not many teams are in a position to lose a pitcher of Roy Oswalt's caliber in the off-season and still stake a claim in the argument for baseball's best starting rotation, but the Philadelphia Phillies can...

What in the world is a "scrappy" player? Sort of sounds like a breakfast meat, though I assure you this slide show has absolutely nothing to do with scrapple. Then again, I suppose there is an analogy to be made here...

The funny thing about fans of the Philadelphia Phillies is that players that this city tends to embrace are often hated with a fiery passion by fans of other teams. Then again, that shouldn't come as much of a surprise...

There's an old song by famous musician Jim Croce called You Don't Mess Around With Jim where Croce warns listeners that there are certain things you just shouldn't do, with the lyrics, "You don't tug on Superman's cape...

In Philadelphia, there's a certain buzz in the air, and it is definitely sports related. Could it be the fact that the surprising Philadelphia 76ers are one of the strongest teams in the NBA? No, that's not it...

There's been a running joke this season that involves Roy Oswalt being comfortable sitting on his tractor at home in Weir, Mississippi, laughing at a handful of teams who think they can buy him away from happiness, but that's not true...

It's finally here. The smell of freshly cut grass. The warmth of sunshine on our faces. The sound of wooden baseball bats making contact with a baseball, like the sound of a metronome beating against either side of its container...

Life has been sweet for fans of the Philadelphia Phillies gifted with short-term memory. The club has reeled off five straight division titles, won a World Series and has grown to become one of the most dominant forces in the sport of baseball...

The Philadelphia Phillies are the type of team that, after the 2011 season, you can't be quite sure whether or not the glass is half full or half empty. On one hand, there is reason to be optimistic...